Beaverton High School was in lockdown for a little more than an hour Monday afternoon after a student reportedly overheard threats of a school shooting.

Beaverton police said a student reported hearing an unknown female student in the hallway make a statement about a school shooting. She then saw three male students in the hall wearing camouflage and became scared, police said.

The police and school district placed the school in lockdown as a precaution while officers investigated the threat.

Officer Mike Rowe, a Beaverton police spokesman, said officers spoke to the students seen in camouflage clothing and determined they were not involved in the reported threat. Police said they did not believe there was any threat to the safety of students or staff.

The lockdown ended about 2:20 p.m.

The school resource officer will continue working to identify the female student who reportedly stated the threat, police said. – Emily E. Smith